Dothan Town Observes V E Day Quietly in Victory Spirit
On V E Day Dothan stores closed and streets fell quiet as residents observed total victory over Germany. Post offices remained open for limited service while sirens tolled, churches hosted prayers, and City Hall along with county and federal offices paused normal operations for the day.
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Japan
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Saxon
Truman
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4 000 000 Men In Reserve Also Planned For U S
War Department plans call for a peacetime standing army of 500000 with an active reserve of 4000000. Congress would enact a compulsory peacetime draft to provide the reserve strength. The 500000 standing army would be larger than the 3925 000 in 194? The reserve would include 400000-500000 National Guardsmen and 3 500 000 youths trained for one year in the regular Army and assigned to active reserve status. The plan envisions building the reserve over several years with about 500000 trained annually.
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William Farrogast
Washington
War Department
Thay
V E Day Brings Here Daft Exams
V E Day prompts 26 registrants from the Selective Service to report for pre physical examinations at McClellan. Officials announced the names including Bert Hillard Dees, Augustus Mercer, William Green, Billie Thomas, Lawrence Jentchs, Calvin Sinckland, Lomax, William Emmett Lamb, Ralph Hollon, Willie Vary Avery, Immie Ray Reddick Burnett Branton, Rene Cre, Kenneth Harlan, Broward Carmichael, Te Fatik, Clevie Lee Garner.
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Ty Selective Service
Jane
R McClellan
Bert Hillard Dees
Augustus Mercer
William i Green
Billie Thomas
Lawrence Samuel Jentchs
Calvin ‘Sinckland
Lomax
Wiliam Emmett Lamb
Woods
Ralph Hollon
Willie Vary Avery
Immie Ray Ibn Reddick Burnett Branton
Rene Cre
Kenneth Harlangites
Broward Carmichael
Te Fatik
Clevie Lee Garner
County schools exceed quota in E bond drive
Sorgen, chair of the division of the Seventh War age, announced today that Woollds in the county system exceeded their E bond drive quota. County schools topped the effort, with Jordan and Dupree noted among leaders in the drive to sell $1100 in E bonds.
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Sorgen
Seventh War Age Ve
Jordan
Dupree
Nation's Brown-Out Is Lifted By WPB
Washington AP The War Production Board revoked its order limiting civilian use of electric power after President Truman proclaimed victory in Europe. The curfew and horse racing ban are set to end soon while the WPB ends the power ban for advertising lighting and other uses as a coal saving measure.
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Washington
War Production Board
Truman
Europe
Edward Falck
WPB
Office of War Utiligies
Falek
Big Three to Meet After Victory in Europe
U N diplomats expect a Truman Churchill Stalin meeting soon after V-E Day to resolve urgent postwar issues. The leaders aim to set civil order and lasting peace in Europe while advancing plans for a permanent world peace organization through the United Nations Conference. The White House and allied capitals push to accelerate progress with two to three weeks of work remaining.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
SAN Francisco
Truman
Prme Minster
United Nehhons
Stettons
Eden
Molotov
Flame-throwing Tanks Pace Bitter Okinawa Front
U S troops press the southern Okinawa front as flame throwing tanks lead a relentless advance. In five weeks of fighting American deaths reach 2,837 with 11,432 wounded and 514 missing. Japanese casualties reported at 36,534. The 7th Division scaled a steep escarpment on a downhill drive toward Shuri, the island’s second city, as U S casualties mounted.
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GUAM
U. S. Dough Boys
Mannes
Okinawa
Adm
Chester W. Numutz
Tith
Shun
Wage hour bill introduced in Alabama legislature
An administration sponsored wage hour bill would affect an estimated 150 000 Alabama workers by setting a 30 cent an hour minimum for non federal coverage industries and a 48 hour work week Exclusions include agricultural and domestic workers The measure was championed in the House by Rep James E McCurdy and in the Senate by Sen Gordon Madison Labor officials said about 1940 of Alabama firms would be affected with most employers located in Birmingham Mobile and Montgomery The bill marks a key Gov Sparks program item as lawmakers return for a busy week of committee work
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Montgomery Y
Alabama
James E McCurdy
Escambia County
Tuscaloosa
Gordon Madison
Emmett Brooks
Birmingham
Mobile
Montgomery
Capitol
Senate Finance Group
Dental
University of Alabama
Senate Agriculture Body
V E Day Brings Dothan Residents Pause for Safety and Hope
On V E Day the Dothan community voices tempered gratitude and sorrow. Residents with loved ones in the armed forces express hope for safe returns, while others emphasize the ongoing need for better living conditions and a peaceful future. Commissioner Clyde in Coe is quoted noting cautious optimism despite war’s toll.
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Rudy Brown
Dothan
Clyde
Coe
Suspension lifted on AP in Paris by SHAEF
Gen Eisenhower informed correspondents at SHAEF that no action could be taken against AP as an organization for the act of any individual. A letter signed by 54 correspondents had urged suspension until after Germany's surrender announcement. The suspension, initially imposed on all AP filing in Europe, was lifted for most, except Kennedy, with ongoing investigation.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Emter Eisenhower
Frederck E Morgan
SHAEF
Associated Preas
Germany
Edward Kennedy
Reims
Associated Press
AP Stati
Kennedy
Aps
Western Front
Morton Gudebord
Pans
Frank A Allen Jr
Allen
Jetter
Kingsbury Smith
International News Service
Helen Kirkpatrick
Chicago Daily News
Albert Glamer
British Exchange Telegraph
Drew Middleton
New York Times
Globe
Gen de Gaulle
France
Prusman
Navis Garrany
Gustaf Jodi
Geo Eisenhower
Ham Ley
Britain
Roosevelt
Pryme
Churchill
Aven
Previn
Maning
Jodi
Tod
Propsian Mbar
King Leopold III Freed by U S Soldiers in Austria
King Leopold III of Belgium and his queen were rescued by U S Seventh Army Doughboys from a Nazi guard at Stohl near Salzburg Austria after five years in captivity. The 44 year old monarch and his consort, a commoner, faced an uncertain future as staff and companions accompanied them.
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London
Leopold III
Belgium
Seventh Army
Stohl
Salzburg
Austria
End of European hostilities announced by Allied leaders
Scattered fighting in Europe to stop at 5 01 pm today as Allied leaders Truman Churchill and Eisenhower declare victory. The US Third Army to hold fire from 7 am yesterday Eastern War Time. Red Army advances trim triumphs including Dresden Germany and Olomouc Olomouc Czech territory. Prague radio confirms cease fire orders issued in the Czech sector.
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London
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Churchill
Supreme Head
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Germany
Eisenhower
Statio
Dresden
Olmuetz
Czechoslovakia
Prague
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Truran
Sam Casm
United Nations
Tre-Dom
Stubborn Nazi Holdouts Fight On In Slovakia
Nazi holdouts in Prague and parts of Moravia resist the surrender as Soviet and Allied troops announce victory in Europe. Reports say fires, shootings, looting persist in Prague while German formations shell and burn houses and threaten civilians despite the cease fire order.
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Slovakia
Romney Wheeler
London
Prague
Moravia- Bohemia
the Patrots
No. 3
Body identified as Hitler found in Berlin ruins
Tass war correspondent Pitugin reports a Russian general said Hitler’s body was found in Berlin. The British were asked about belief in Hitler’s death. Pugin cited mixed opinions and refused to disclose the general’s name.
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Ned Noronfess
Second Army
Anatoly Pilugin
Tass
Adolf Hitler
Berlina
Bernard L Montgomery
Marshal Konstatin Rokossovsky
Pitugin
Hitler
Pugin
Berlin
Surrender reports from Reims detail Jodl plea for mercy
Dispatches from Reims recount General Jodl signing the unconditional surrender of Germany and appealing for mercy for the German people. Eisenhower’s staff and Allied leaders observe the ceremony as chronicled by Edward Kennedy.
Police School Underway Here In Alabama Training Session
Police school conducted under FBI joint sponsorship in Alabama opens with local officers expressing enthusiasm for initial days. Two daily sermons and sessions run through May 18 with afternoon classes 2 pm to 6 pm and night sessions 7 pm to 9 pm. Commission President John DeLayres addresses the opening. Clyde L. Caebead offers welcome remarks.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Alabama
Maidan Police Department
Commission
John Delayres
Clyde L
Pobre Nra
Istirroundu
School of Statrucrons
Houston Salary Bill Introduced in Montgomery
AP reports Alta V Lee M1 of Dothan introduced several bills in Montgomery to implement a state wide constitutional amendment approved last November. The measures would set Houston County official salaries: probate judge 4000 annually, sheriff 4800, tax assessor and collector, circuit clerk 4600, and register in chancery 2700. A second bill would amend current law to allow hiring either a county road foreman or a county engineer but not both.
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Montgomery
Barly
Ozark Man Recalls Life Under Japanese Internment
Abby Fllard recounts the experiences of Cullene a Ozark man held as a prisoner of war or internee after the Philippines fall. He and about 700 others including 700 Britons were interned at Santa Tomas University in Manila under uncertain classification during World War II. Descriptions include an iron fence heavy gate and concrete posts surrounding the campus turned camp.
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Santa Tomas University
Manila
Mir Cullens
Doenitz Announces German Surrender and Armistice
Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, the German leader, said Germany would lay down all arms in line with unconditional surrender terms. He announced the Nazi party was severed from the state and that May 7 would see total cessation of hostilities on all fronts. He urged soldiers to uphold duty and protect women and children as Germany moves toward capitulation.
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London
Karl Doenitz
Germany
Fuehrer
Wopompom
Qaight Withers
Wuehrer
Fplensburg
Pstate
Doenitz
Victory Only Half Won by President Urging Ongoing Effort
President Truman announced victory in Europe as a half step, urging continued work and national unity. He called for joyful thanksgiving to God while warning the struggle continues against Japan, and emphasized perseverance until unconditional surrender and lasting peace are achieved. He noted casualties and praised Allied unity, promising further actions to end the war.
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Europe
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Germoen Fahhrer
Bone
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